Herbicides

Tillage Management: parking the sprayer and making the most of the dry weather

Tillage farmers are making the most of the drier weather in recent weeks and getting on top of the work in the fields.

HUSBANDRY 11 November 2026

Tillage Management: parking the sprayer and making the most of the dry weather

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Herbicide resistance confirmed in loose silky bent

Herbicide resistance confirmed in loose silky bent

NEWS 4 November 2026

Tillage management: sowing, spraying, rain and tickets

Tillage management: sowing, spraying, rain and tickets

MARKETS 21 October 2026

Tillage management: seed orders, sowing rates and catch crop deadlines

Tillage management: seed orders, sowing rates and catch crop deadlines

Tillage management: seed orders, sowing rates and catch crop deadlines

HUSBANDRY 23 September 2026

Tillage Podcast: markets, a new herbicide and fieldwork

Tillage Podcast: markets, a new herbicide and fieldwork

Tillage Podcast: markets, a new herbicide and fieldwork

NEWS 10 September 2026

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Tillage Management: sowing, seed and stubbles

Tillage Management: sowing, seed and stubbles

Tillage farmers have been busy planting oilseed rape and cover crops, but some still have crops to harvest and straw to bale.

HUSBANDRY 9 September 2026

Maximise control of problem grass weeds

Maximise control of problem grass weeds

Know the problem, choose the right residual products and aim for true pre-emergence for maximum efficacy, writes Teagasc researcher Vijaya Bhaskar.

CROPS 9 September 2026

Agronomist survey shows sterile brome most challenging tillage weed to control

Agronomist survey shows sterile brome most challenging tillage weed to control

A survey of agronomists has shown sterile brome is one of the most challenging grass weeds to control in tillage fields in Ireland.

NEWS 8 September 2026

New winter cereal herbicide launched

New winter cereal herbicide launched

A new winter cereal herbicide has been launched to the market for the winter sowing season, which claims good control of annual meadow grass.

NEWS 6 September 2026

Inside the 3,000ac Canadian farm sowing 38 acres an hour

Inside the 3,000ac Canadian farm sowing 38 acres an hour

Conor Kehoe reports on a visit to a 3,000ac family farm in Alberta, Canada back in May.

CROPS 19 August 2026

Invasive plant species having a detrimental effect on organic farms

Invasive plant species having a detrimental effect on organic farms

With mechanical control methods in some cases seen as contributing to the proliferation of invasive species the Department is making a derogation available to use prohibited substances.

SCHEMES 29 July 2026

Suspect weed resistance? Harvest 2026 is the last chance for free testing

Suspect weed resistance? Harvest 2026 is the last chance for free testing

Harvest 2026 is the last chance to access widespread free weed resistance testing. Acting now could provide information on which herbicides are effective on your farm, writes Teagasc's Vijaya Bhaskar.

NEWS 1 July 2026

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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